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How did a small band of conquistadors defeat the large and well established empires of the Aztec and Inca?
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Why were the conquistadors able to defeat the Inca and Aztec?
The Conquistadors wore better armor than the Inca and Aztec. Also the Conquistadors rode horses which neither the Inca or Aztec had seen before, so that added a psychological advantage to the Conquistadors. In addition to that, the Conquistadors had gunpowder.
How did the arrival of the Europeans affect the Aztec and Incan empires?
Spanish Conquistadors destroyed both civilizations.
How are incas and Aztecs similar?
Both the Aztec and the Inca were defeated by Spanish conquistadors. Both the Aztec and the Inca were New World empires. Both the Aztec and Inca had calendars of their own. Both had gold artifacts that the Spanish wanted.
What factors enabled the spanish to defeat the Aztec?
The Spanish conquistadors formed alliances with enemies of the Aztecs. Also, European diseases such as smallpox severely weakened the Aztecs. Once the Spaniards captured Montezuma, their leader, the Aztec empire soon fell.
Which Aztec emperor was in power when the Spanish conquistadors arrived?
Moctezuma
Which conquistadors overthrow the Aztec and Inca empires?
a Spanish one
Which Native American empires did Spanish conquistadors conquer?
Aztec and Inca
Why were the conquistadors able to defeat the Inca and Aztec?
The Conquistadors wore better armor than the Inca and Aztec. Also the Conquistadors rode horses which neither the Inca or Aztec had seen before, so that added a psychological advantage to the Conquistadors. In addition to that, the Conquistadors had gunpowder.
What was the great demographic disaster of the new world?
I believe the Conquistadors' conquering of the Aztec and Incan empires.
How did the arrival of the Europeans affect the Aztec and Incan empires?
Spanish Conquistadors destroyed both civilizations.
Who greedy conqueror of the Aztec empire?
Cortes and his mercenary conquistadors built an army of the Aztec's native enemy tribes to defeat Montezuma.
How are the Aztec and Inca similar?
Both the Aztec and the Inca were defeated by Spanish conquistadors. Both the Aztec and the Inca were New World empires. Both the Aztec and Inca had calendars of their own. Both had gold artifacts that the Spanish wanted.
What were Hernan Cortes and Fransisco Pizarro known for?
They were spanish conquistadors that conquered great native american empires. The Aztec's, and Inca's respectively.
How are incas and Aztecs similar?
Both the Aztec and the Inca were defeated by Spanish conquistadors. Both the Aztec and the Inca were New World empires. Both the Aztec and Inca had calendars of their own. Both had gold artifacts that the Spanish wanted.
One reason the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec and Inca Empires rapidly is that?
The Spanish soldiers made effective use of their military technology against the Aztecs.
Why were a few Spanish conquistadors able to defeat the larger armies of the Aztec and Incas?
some Native Americas sided with the spainsh against the Aztecs the Incas
When did the Aztec empire fall to the conquistadors?
its because they wanted money from the aztec empire
